Lockheed Martin (LMT) Competitors

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is LMT or HON more profitable?

Honeywell International has a net margin of 15.02% compared to Lockheed Martin's net margin of 9.36%. Lockheed Martin's return on equity of 101.44% beat Honeywell International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lockheed Martin	9.36%	101.44%	12.50%
Honeywell International	15.02%	37.77%	9.65%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LMT or HON?

Honeywell International received 413 more outperform votes than Lockheed Martin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.61% of users gave Honeywell International an outperform vote while only 59.14% of users gave Lockheed Martin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lockheed Martin	Outperform Votes 783 59.14%	Underperform Votes 541 40.86%
Honeywell International	Outperform Votes 1196 74.61%	Underperform Votes 407 25.39%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LMT or HON?

74.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Honeywell International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Honeywell International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LMT or HON a better dividend stock?

Lockheed Martin pays an annual dividend of $13.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Honeywell International pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Lockheed Martin pays out 47.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Honeywell International pays out 52.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lockheed Martin has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Honeywell International has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Lockheed Martin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, LMT or HON?

Lockheed Martin has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honeywell International has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend LMT or HON?

Lockheed Martin presently has a consensus price target of $612.29, indicating a potential upside of 25.21%. Honeywell International has a consensus price target of $249.57, indicating a potential upside of 9.31%. Given Lockheed Martin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Lockheed Martin is more favorable than Honeywell International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lockheed Martin	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Honeywell International	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LMT or HON?

Lockheed Martin has higher revenue and earnings than Honeywell International. Lockheed Martin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Honeywell International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lockheed Martin	$71.30B	1.63	$6.92B	$27.62	17.71
Honeywell International	$37.85B	3.92	$5.66B	$8.66	26.36

Does the media prefer LMT or HON?

In the previous week, Honeywell International had 1 more articles in the media than Lockheed Martin. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Honeywell International and 29 mentions for Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Honeywell International's score of 0.68 indicating that Lockheed Martin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lockheed Martin	11 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Honeywell International	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Lockheed Martin beats Honeywell International on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.